Percentage of schools with various security measures, by school control and selected characteristics: 2003-04

Selected school control and characteristic

Total schools

Percent of schools with security measures

Number

Percentage distribution

Controlled access to school buildings1

Controlled access to school grounds2

School uniforms

Strict dress code

Daily metal detector checks3

Random metal detector checks

Closed lunch4

Random sweeps for contraband

Daily presence of police or security

Video surveillance

Violence prevention program

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Public total

87,600

(310)

100.0

(†)

81.5

(0.60)

39.4

(0.83)

13.5

(0.53)

49.3

(0.70)

2.0

(0.21)

5.7

(0.32)

88.0

(0.50)

12.8

(0.48)

24.8

(0.59)

32.5

(0.68)

66.3

(0.73)

School enrollment

Under 300

25,400

(680)

29.0

(0.77)

74.9

(1.43)

33.3

(1.60)

11.9

(1.02)

44.6

(1.61)

4.1

(0.69)

7.1

(0.89)

83.2

(1.22)

17.6

(1.44)

12.6

(1.29)

25.7

(1.56)

62.6

(1.62)

300 to 499

24,800

(640)

28.4

(0.71)

84.4

(1.04)

36.0

(1.38)

12.3

(1.02)

45.4

(1.38)

0.5

(0.19)

2.8

(0.41)

88.4

(0.95)

8.1

(0.69)

13.4

(0.91)

30.5

(1.34)

66.9

(1.37)

500 to 999

28,200

(560)

32.2

(0.64)

84.7

(0.94)

43.7

(1.31)

15.6

(0.95)

54.4

(1.35)

1.2

(0.18)

4.7

(0.48)

91.9

(0.76)

10.2

(0.61)

29.0

(1.21)

32.8

(1.23)

67.9

(1.32)

1,000 to 1,499

5,500

(260)

6.3

(0.30)

84.9

(1.63)

50.6

(2.91)

18.8

(2.63)

59.4

(2.52)

2.4

(0.58)

12.2

(1.51)

90.6

(1.21)

20.0

(1.50)

67.7

(2.36)

52.2

(2.59)

68.2

(2.02)

1,500 or more

3,600

(210)

4.1

(0.24)

77.9

(2.09)

55.6

(2.64)

8.6

(1.66)

55.6

(2.40)

3.4

(0.61)

14.5

(1.57)

83.7

(2.01)

21.7

(1.88)

90.4

(1.83)

61.5

(2.77)

73.7

(2.09)

Percent of students approved for free or reduced-price school lunch

Does not participate

3,500

(290)

4.0

(0.33)

69.3

(3.21)

42.1

(3.57)

14.8

(2.59)

41.7

(3.25)

3.1

(0.84)

10.0

(2.22)

64.2

(3.82)

23.1

(2.70)

28.3

(3.39)

37.0

(3.88)

61.5

(3.36)

Less than 15

15,000

(480)

17.1

(0.54)

85.3

(1.42)

31.4

(1.78)

3.1

(0.63)

37.7

(1.76)

†

(†)

1.3

(0.27)

85.9

(1.33)

8.9

(0.99)

21.2

(1.31)

32.8

(1.67)

62.8

(2.24)

15 to 29

14,900

(510)

17.0

(0.58)

84.3

(1.28)

37.5

(1.43)

5.0

(0.80)

45.1

(1.86)

0.7

(0.19)

3.1

(0.54)

86.3

(1.29)

10.5

(0.92)

23.8

(1.34)

33.1

(1.59)

61.8

(1.60)

30 to 49

21,600

(590)

24.6

(0.67)

78.8

(1.22)

34.1

(1.53)

7.1

(0.77)

49.9

(1.57)

1.6

(0.37)

4.3

(0.48)

87.7

(1.12)

12.6

(0.64)

23.6

(1.07)

31.2

(1.35)

66.0

(1.54)

50 to 74

17,700

(510)

20.2

(0.58)

81.6

(1.51)

41.9

(1.97)

16.4

(1.36)

53.0

(1.58)

1.9

(0.30)

7.1

(0.79)

91.5

(0.83)

13.1

(1.06)

24.5

(1.59)

32.9

(1.42)

69.3

(1.77)

75 to 100

15,000

(570)

17.1

(0.64)

81.7

(1.58)

53.5

(2.13)

37.8

(1.93)

61.9

(1.96)

5.7

(1.01)

12.4

(1.27)

93.5

(1.06)

16.8

(1.68)

30.3

(1.88)

31.9

(2.03)

72.5

(1.85)

Location of school

City

22,700

(420)

25.9

(0.49)

84.9

(1.16)

49.0

(1.64)

29.3

(1.48)

56.2

(1.63)

4.8

(0.68)

11.4

(0.83)

91.0

(0.80)

14.4

(0.85)

36.5

(1.09)

34.0

(1.24)

70.4

(1.35)

Suburban

25,600

(510)

29.2

(0.56)

86.4

(0.91)

40.1

(1.55)

11.0

(1.03)

44.2

(1.36)

1.1

(0.25)

3.6

(0.48)

88.0

(0.92)

6.1

(0.49)

26.2

(1.13)

34.7

(1.43)

67.7

(1.60)

Town

13,700

(420)

15.6

(0.48)

79.2

(1.51)

33.3

(1.94)

7.4

(0.96)

49.7

(1.84)

1.0

(0.30)

4.8

(0.73)

83.7

(1.62)

13.8

(1.25)

20.2

(1.39)

31.5

(1.67)

64.9

(2.03)

Rural

25,600

(490)

29.3

(0.55)

74.9

(1.28)

33.6

(1.43)

5.3

(0.82)

48.2

(1.55)

1.0

(0.20)

3.4

(0.36)

87.5

(0.88)

17.6

(1.08)

15.3

(0.81)

29.5

(1.34)

62.1

(1.36)

Level5

Elementary

61,500

(360)

70.2

(0.32)

84.7

(0.65)

39.0

(1.03)

14.7

(0.67)

45.2

(0.94)

0.8

(0.23)

3.4

(0.33)

91.2

(0.62)

5.6

(0.44)

15.5

(0.62)

26.3

(0.77)

68.4

(1.00)

Secondary

19,700

(270)

22.5

(0.32)

75.0

(1.33)

41.4

(1.38)

8.8

(1.11)

59.7

(1.33)

3.7

(0.38)

10.2

(0.64)

80.4

(1.04)

28.2

(1.33)

53.9

(1.61)

51.1

(1.55)

61.3

(1.20)

Combined

6,400

(260)

7.4

(0.30)

70.9

(1.89)

37.2

(2.37)

16.1

(1.40)

57.2

(2.08)

8.8

(1.22)

14.8

(1.72)

80.7

(1.76)

35.0

(2.10)

24.4

(1.83)

34.7

(2.14)

62.3

(2.01)

Private total

27,700

(680)

100.0

(†)

73.5

(1.02)

40.2

(1.08)

55.5

(1.06)

73.7

(1.00)

0.8

(0.21)

0.7

(0.20)

88.4

(0.82)

7.7

(0.61)

5.9

(0.50)

19.4

(0.79)

39.0

(1.07)

School enrollment

Under 300

22,500

(650)

81.3

(0.67)

72.2

(1.25)

40.3

(1.22)

52.4

(1.22)

71.2

(1.16)

1.0

(0.25)

0.9

(0.24)

88.2

(0.98)

8.0

(0.70)

4.0

(0.55)

15.6

(0.88)

37.4

(1.32)

300 to 499

3,100

(140)

11.3

(0.60)

81.1

(1.95)

39.8

(2.56)

69.3

(2.34)

84.2

(1.92)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

90.6

(1.63)

5.7

(1.81)

5.5

(1.11)

32.1

(2.44)

48.0

(2.72)

500 to 999

1,800

(120)

6.3

(0.39)

77.8

(3.09)

37.8

(3.30)

71.5

(3.16)

87.2

(2.23)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

88.3

(2.30)

5.9

(1.44)

22.1

(2.85)

41.3

(3.08)

42.2

(3.23)

1,000 or more

300

(40)

1.1

(0.15)

64.4

(6.81)

50.2

(8.14)

50.1

(6.61)

76.2

(5.48)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

89.2

(4.06)

16.9

(5.88)

53.2

(7.00)

48.6

(6.59)

48.0

(5.97)

Percent of students approved for free or reduced-price school lunch

Does not participate

21,100

(570)

76.3

(0.81)

70.3

(1.33)

39.7

(1.21)

51.9

(1.28)

71.5

(1.15)

0.8

(0.26)

0.4

(0.18)

87.4

(0.98)

7.7

(0.68)

6.4

(0.63)

17.8

(0.95)

36.0

(1.23)

Less than 15

3,500

(180)

12.8

(0.61)

85.1

(2.18)

33.7

(2.92)

68.0

(2.72)

84.1

(2.19)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

91.4

(2.22)

4.1

(1.03)

2.6

(0.87)

23.8

(2.07)

51.8

(3.29)

15 to 29

1,200

(130)

4.3

(0.46)

76.9

(4.48)

41.7

(5.12)

66.5

(4.84)

76.6

(4.77)

‡

(†)

‡

(†)

96.8

(1.69)

4.7

(2.32)

‡

(†)

19.4

(4.12)

41.8

(4.90)

30 or more

1,800

(180)

6.5

(0.58)

86.1

(2.46)

57.1

(4.09)

65.7

(3.56)

76.5

(3.26)

3.1

(1.84)

5.5

(2.19)

89.7

(2.51)

16.8

(3.77)

9.3

(2.60)

29.1

(3.31)

48.0

(3.91)

Level5

Elementary

16,700

(330)

60.5

(1.07)

79.5

(1.19)

44.9

(1.32)

60.6

(1.27)

74.1

(1.32)

0.3

(0.17)

‡

(†)

90.3

(0.94)

2.4

(0.52)

3.1

(0.50)

19.9

(0.97)

39.2

(1.34)

Secondary

2,500

(360)

9.1

(1.14)

62.9

(3.65)

32.2

(3.80)

44.9

(3.53)

70.0

(3.78)

3.1

(1.87)

2.1

(1.16)

73.4

(3.80)

23.3

(3.75)

16.2

(2.99)

24.4

(3.11)

44.3

(4.00)

Combined

8,400

(280)

30.4

(0.77)

64.8

(2.11)

33.2

(1.96)

48.4

(2.00)

74.0

(1.66)

1.2

(0.49)

1.7

(0.56)

89.3

(1.34)

13.5

(1.33)

8.3

(1.15)

16.9

(1.60)

37.1

(2.05)

† Not applicable.
‡ Reporting standards not met.1 Access to buildings is controlled during school hours (e.g., by locked or monitored doors). 2 Access to grounds is controlled during school hours (e.g., by locked or monitored gates). 3 All students must pass through a metal detector each day. 4 All or most students are required to stay on school grounds during lunch.5 Elementary schools have grade 6 or below, with no grade higher than 8; secondary schools have no grade lower than 7; and combined schools have grades lower than 7 and higher than 8.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Principal Questionnaire" and "Private School Principal Questionnaire," 2003–04. (This table was prepared July 2006.)